| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Grant Ward (fresh) SG - David Settles (fresh) SF - Derek Parke (fresh) PF - Edward Guy (fresh) C - Mark Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Trotta (fresh) SG - Robert Boykin (fresh) SF - Ronny Hubbell (fresh) PF - Yong Chu (fresh) C - Roberto Costa (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | New Mexico State | Edward Guy steals the ball from Roberto Costa | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | UC Santa Barbara | William Trotta is called for the reach on Grant Ward - foul #1 on William Trotta, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronny Hubbell - foul #1 on Ronny Hubbell, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Derek Parke - foul #1 on Derek Parke, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:56 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:56 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Edward Guy | 2-1 |
| 18:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy knocks in the floater from close range set up by Mark Williams | 4-1 |
| 18:12 | New Mexico State | William Trotta misses short on a shot from the left wing | 4-1 |
| 18:11 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa hits the follow up shot | 4-3 |
| 18:01 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 17:46 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu jams it on a great pass from William Trotta | 7-5 |
| 17:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski (SG), Jeff Scott (SF), Gonzalo Gonzales (PF), Paul Barrier (C) Robert Boykin, Ronny Hubbell, Yong Chu, Roberto Costa | |
| 17:11 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott is fouled on the floor by Derek Parke - foul #2 on Derek Parke, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz (SF) Derek Parke | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG) William Trotta | |
| 17:04 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Deitz - foul #1 on Robert Deitz, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| 17:04 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales misses the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:04 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Grant Ward | 10-6 |
| 16:15 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Edward Guy - foul #1 on Edward Guy, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG), Clayton Robinson (SG), Ronald Jones (PF), Michael Paul (C) Grant Ward, David Settles, Edward Guy, Mark Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Trotta (PG), Robert Boykin (SG), Ronny Hubbell (SF) Alan Lamb, Szczesny Stepnoski, Jeff Scott | |
| 16:15 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 16:15 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-8 |
| 15:51 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - John Meeks (fresh) SG - Clayton Robinson (fresh) SF - Robert Deitz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Jones (fresh) C - Michael Paul (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Trotta (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Boykin (fresh) SF - Ronny Hubbell (fresh) PF - Gonzalo Gonzales (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Barrier (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Yong Chu (PF), Roberto Costa (C) Gonzalo Gonzales, Paul Barrier | |
| 15:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul connects on the shot in the lane | 12-8 |
| 15:21 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-8 |
| 15:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 15:16 | UC Santa Barbara | William Trotta steps in front of the John Meeks pass in the backcourt | 12-8 |
| 15:15 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell blows the layup | 12-8 |
| 15:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 14:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Roberto Costa - foul #1 on Roberto Costa, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward (PG), David Settles (SG), Jan Stewart (PF) John Meeks, Clayton Robinson, Robert Deitz | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG), Szczesny Stepnoski (SF) William Trotta, Ronny Hubbell | |
| 14:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul misses the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul misses the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:58 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:38 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Yong Chu | 12-11 |
| 14:22 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles drills a 3 from the right corner | 15-11 |
| 14:12 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Alan Lamb | 15-13 |
| 13:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-13 |
| 13:53 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 13:51 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin is hacked by Grant Ward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Grant Ward, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG), Robert Deitz (SF), Edward Guy (PF), Mark Williams (C) Grant Ward, Michael Paul, Jan Stewart, Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Trotta (PG), Ronny Hubbell (SF), Gonzalo Gonzales (PF), Paul Barrier (C) Alan Lamb, Robert Boykin, Yong Chu, Roberto Costa | |
| 13:32 | New Mexico State | William Trotta is fouled on the floor by John Meeks - foul #1 on John Meeks, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson (SG) David Settles | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 13:13 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 15-13 |
| 13:12 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier tips it back up and in | 15-15 |
| 12:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 12:52 | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks gets the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 12:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-15 |
| 12:38 | New Mexico State | William Trotta is hacked by Edward Guy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Guy, team foul #7 | 18-15 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward (PG), David Settles (SG), Jan Stewart (PF) John Meeks, Clayton Robinson, Edward Guy | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (SG), Jeff Scott (SF) Szczesny Stepnoski, Ronny Hubbell | |
| 12:38 | New Mexico State | William Trotta makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 12:38 | New Mexico State | William Trotta makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 12:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Alan Lamb picks off the pass by David Settles | 18-17 |
| 12:20 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb lays it in | 18-19 |
| 12:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-19 |
| 12:01 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Trotta | 20-21 |
| 11:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by William Trotta - foul #2 on William Trotta, team foul #4 | 20-21 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones (SF), Michael Paul (C) Robert Deitz, Mark Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (SG), Yong Chu (PF), Roberto Costa (C) William Trotta, Gonzalo Gonzales, Paul Barrier | |
| 11:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 11:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Grant Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Settles (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Jones (fresh) PF - Jan Stewart (fresh) C - Michael Paul (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alan Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Boykin (fresh) SF - Jeff Scott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Yong Chu (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roberto Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Robert Boykin and he's fouled by Grant Ward - foul #2 on Grant Ward, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG), Clayton Robinson (SG) Grant Ward, David Settles | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 11:35 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb misses the free throw | 22-23 |
| 11:35 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu gets the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 11:29 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa scores on a floater in the lane set up by Robert Boykin | 22-25 |
| 11:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Jeff Scott - foul #1 on Jeff Scott, team foul #5 | 22-25 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Williams (C) Jan Stewart | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell (SF) Jeff Scott | |
| 11:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 11:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 11:06 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 10:52 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-25 |
| 10:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Williams is hacked by Roberto Costa - foul #2 on Roberto Costa, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles (SG), Robert Deitz (SF) Clayton Robinson, Michael Paul | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski (PG), David Swarey (C) Alan Lamb, Roberto Costa | |
| 10:19 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles clanks a jumper from the left side | 23-25 |
| 10:17 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico State | David Swarey misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ronald Jones - foul #1 on Ronald Jones, team foul #9 | 23-25 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales (PF) Yong Chu | |
| 10:09 | New Mexico State | David Swarey makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico State | David Swarey makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 09:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz misses long on a floater from the left side | 23-27 |
| 09:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Williams tips it back up and in | 25-27 |
| 09:40 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell is fouled on the floor by Mark Williams - foul #1 on Mark Williams, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jan Stewart (PF) Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott (PG), Paul Barrier (C) Robert Boykin, David Swarey | |
| 09:40 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 09:40 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 09:24 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles lays it up and in on a great pass from John Meeks | 27-29 |
| 09:04 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-29 |
| 09:02 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales tips it home | 27-31 |
| 08:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 08:43 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski loses the dribble to Jan Stewart in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| 08:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Morehouse (PG), Clayton Robinson (SG), Michael Paul (PF) John Meeks, David Settles, Jan Stewart | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG), Robert Boykin (SG), Yong Chu (PF), David Swarey (C) Jeff Scott, Szczesny Stepnoski, Gonzalo Gonzales, Paul Barrier | |
| 08:22 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 08:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 08:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-31 |
| 08:14 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to David Swarey | 27-31 |
| 07:55 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb is hacked by Robert Deitz - foul #2 on Robert Deitz, team foul #11 | 27-31 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones (PF) Robert Deitz | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 07:55 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 07:55 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 07:55 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell blows the dunk | 27-32 |
| 07:47 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Mark Williams | 27-32 |
| 07:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Yong Chu denies the turnaround by Mark Williams | 27-32 |
| 07:32 | New Mexico State | David Swarey grabs the board | 27-32 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Matthew Morehouse (fresh) SG - Clayton Robinson (fresh) SF - Michael Paul (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Mark Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alan Lamb (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Boykin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronny Hubbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Yong Chu (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Swarey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | New Mexico State | Clayton Robinson is called for the reach on Ronny Hubbell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clayton Robinson, team foul #12 | 27-32 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott (SG), Paul Barrier (C) Robert Boykin, David Swarey | |
| 07:30 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 07:30 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 07:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Williams gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 07:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Williams's pass is intercepted by Paul Barrier | 27-33 |
| 07:01 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 27-33 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG), David Settles (SG), Jan Stewart (PF) Matthew Morehouse, Clayton Robinson, Michael Paul | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (SG), Gonzalo Gonzales (PF) Ronny Hubbell, Yong Chu | |
| 06:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Barrier - foul #1 on Paul Barrier, team foul #7 | 27-33 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski (SF) Jeff Scott | |
| 06:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 06:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 06:34 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 28-33 |
| 06:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Williams pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 06:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul (C) Mark Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Swarey (C) Paul Barrier | |
| 05:53 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-36 |
| 05:33 | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-36 |
| 05:32 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico State | David Swarey blows the layup | 28-36 |
| 05:14 | New Mexico State | David Swarey gets the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 04:59 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 04:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 04:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Boykin steals it from Michael Paul | 28-36 |
| 04:37 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Boykin | 28-38 |
| 04:24 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Meeks and the foul's on Szczesny Stepnoski - foul #1 on Szczesny Stepnoski, team foul #8 | 30-38 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Morehouse (PG), Mark Williams (C) John Meeks, Jan Stewart | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott (PG), Ronny Hubbell (SF), Yong Chu (PF), Paul Barrier (C) Alan Lamb, Szczesny Stepnoski, Gonzalo Gonzales, David Swarey | |
| 04:24 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles misses the free throw | 30-38 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott is hacked by Matthew Morehouse in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Morehouse, team foul #13 | 30-38 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson (SG) David Settles | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 04:20 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 04:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Williams grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 04:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones loses the dribble to Yong Chu | 30-38 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell clanks a runner from close range | 30-38 |
| 03:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 03:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-38 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Matthew Morehouse (fresh) SG - Clayton Robinson (fresh) SF - Ronald Jones (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Michael Paul (tiring) 2 pts. C - Mark Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Jeff Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Boykin (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Ronny Hubbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Yong Chu (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Barrier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:30 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Boykin | 33-41 |
| 03:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronny Hubbell is called for the reach on Clayton Robinson - foul #2 on Ronny Hubbell, team foul #9 | 33-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward (PG), Derek Parke (SF), Edward Guy (PF), Robert Deitz (C) Matthew Morehouse, Ronald Jones, Michael Paul, Mark Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Trotta (PG), Roberto Costa (C) Robert Boykin, Paul Barrier | |
| 03:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 03:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy gets the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 02:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Yong Chu denies the turnaround by Clayton Robinson | 33-41 |
| 02:54 | New Mexico State | William Trotta grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 02:37 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Trotta | 33-43 |
| 02:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Grant Ward | 36-43 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Yong Chu and the foul's on Grant Ward - foul #3 on Grant Ward, team foul #14 | 36-45 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG), David Settles (SG), Mark Williams (C) Grant Ward, Clayton Robinson, Robert Deitz | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (SG) Jeff Scott | |
| 01:45 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell makes the free throw | 36-46 |
| 01:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronny Hubbell steals it from Edward Guy | 36-46 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 01:07 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Edward Guy | 36-46 |
| 01:02 | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-46 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico State | John Meeks is called for the reach on William Trotta in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Meeks, team foul #15 | 38-46 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jan Stewart (PF) Edward Guy | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (SG), Szczesny Stepnoski (SF), Gonzalo Gonzales (PF), Paul Barrier (C) Robert Boykin, Ronny Hubbell, Yong Chu, Roberto Costa | |
| 00:56 | New Mexico State | William Trotta makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico State | William Trotta misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 00:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Jan Stewart gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 00:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke misses the shot from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 00:32 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to Jan Stewart | 38-47 |
| 00:16 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-47 |
| 00:15 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles gets the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 00:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Jan Stewart clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | The clock runs out | 38-47 |